Films I've used and would like to use.

Notes

• I'm lazy
• I'm also impatient
• Money solves those problems quite well
• Developing b/w at home is fun, however

Shanghai GP-3

• Very cheap film, you get what you pay for by all accounts
• About 3-4 AUD per roll
• ISO 100, 120 format
• I've developed one roll myself and the frame numbers from the backing paper are imprinted on the film. Quite shit, but not bad for first DIY development anyway
• I bought a pack of 10 rolls because why not, and if these are newer stock then maybe the numbers won't imprint

Kodak Portra 160

• 135 format
• Pleasing results for portraits, good colours, might lose highlight details easily

Kodak Ektar 100

• 120 format
• Looks to produce nice results, need to see some big prints and shots taken in ideal conditions
• 16 AUD sold as single roll from Fotolab

Fuji Velvia

• 135 format
• ISO 50?
• Expensive to get developed, can't DIY
• Results were pleasing enough but somewhat lacklustre, should've overexposed a little

Ilford Delta 3200

• 135 format
• Very grainy in all conditions
• Low contrast in low light situations, wonderfully moody
• Higher contrast in bright conditions, still grainy but pleasing
• Expensive to get developed, better to DIY

Fuji Cinevia 100D

• Single-8 format
• Daylight balanced
• 40' spool
• Apparently rebranded/reloaded Astia 100 stock

• Lodged in-person for developing at Retro Enterprises and mailed back home by EMS for 1200yen (2 spools)

• Not yet viewed or scanned

Fuji R25N

• Single-8 format
• Daylight balanced
• ISO 25
• 50' spool

• Lodged in-person for developing at Retro Enterprises and mailed back home by EMS for 1200yen (2 spools)

• Not yet viewed or scanned

Fuji Pro 400H

• 135 format
• Not yet tried

Fuji Provia 100F

• 120 format
• Not yet developed

Films to buy and try

• Portra 400 or 800
• Ultrafine Xtreme 400 (apparently good in 120 format)

What's good and bad

• C-41 process films are great because they're cheap to process
  • Kodak Portra
  • Kodak Ektar 100
  • Fuji Pro 160NS

  • Fuji Pro 400H - about 11 AUD per roll after shipping (in a 5-pack): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fuji-Films-for-SLR-cameras-Superia-Pro-Velvia-Provia-Acros-Neopan-New-/371252736870

• B/W films are nice because you can DIY them
  • You can't go past the Chinese films for being cheap, that's the Shanghai GP-3
  • Shanghai GP-3
  • Ultrafine Xtreme
• E-6 process reversal films are lovely, but expensive to process
  • Velvia
  • Provia